| Brain-scan letters |
| Letter before gee |
| A Deadly Shade of ___ |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| 7th letter, Greek alphabet |
| Abbr. at the bottom of a business letter |
| James Bond film, to a letter writer? |
| Archaeologist's letters |
| Almost dozen Grateful Dead song "The ___ |
| Deadlines |
| Deadly reptiles |
| Organizations with Greek letters |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Letter before theta |
| Four-letter-word concealer |
| Four-letter fruit pronounced in three syllables |
| Ancient Dead Sea land |
| Deadly |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| Accompaniers of cover letters: Abbr. |
| Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| Adjust space between letters, in printing |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| Personal letters |
| Letters from the family? |
| Retirement plan letters |
| Bounced-check letters |
| Attention-getting lettering |
| Letters preceding an assumed name |
| ICU instruction letters |